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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-20
IIcSndinry Elro.

Pl17sBuRou, Pa, Jan. ia Greens
burg, Pa, special says: The striking mi.
ners at the Ridgeviow Coal and Coke
Company's works, which are situated near
Latrobe, refused to allow the company to
load cars yesterday. Last night fire waa
discovered in the tipple, which, in spite oil
all efforts to subdue it, burned the dpple
and all the surrounding buildings, with
tho exception Of the engine house, which
was barely saved. The loss will reach
$4,000, and Ia tho property: Of 6. @.
George & 90. As this is the third time
tho works have been on fire in short
time, each time the cause being shrouded
in mystery, itis charged that it is the
work OF strikers. A searching inyestiga.
ton will be instituted, and the guilty
parties brought to Justice. EI
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ANOTHER ASYLUM

Tor tho Insane to be Located nt Spencer,
lsonne County.
Special Dispatca 10 the InttIliQe,lcer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. l9.-Senator
woodward is very earnest in his desire to
secure the passage OF his bill to locate and
build second insane asylum at Spencer,
Roaue county. He holds that there should
be no contest, since it has been the policy
OF the Legislature for successive sessione
to provide second ssylun, and sincs the
Fourth Congressional district alone has nc
State institution within her borders. He
says also that Roaus county is one Of the
best counties iu tho district and in the
State, the location at Spencer selected by
tho Commissioner appointed two years
ago being in every way Desirable for the
purpose. He does not expect to get his
bill through without contest, but thinku
ito apparent merit and justice will carry
j. in the end. It has long been source
Of complaint in his section Of the State
that it is too iar to the Wea.on Asylum,
and the lact that that institution is as full
Of patients as it ought to be. furnishes ad-
ditional reason for tho adoption Of his
bill. W. -
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A DEMOCRATIC SCHEME
To Prevent Republican Success In lsSs-A
Dodge that Won't Work.


Dodge that Won't Work.
Special Di,paseh to the In,elligenar.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 10.-I acci.
deutally tumbled on little Democratic
scheme to-day 10 savo tho State for the
party in 1888. The Democrats, when
their leading politicians talk together, arc
very frank to admit that the sigma OF the
times point to Republican Legislature
two years hence with all that implies.
myself heard a leading Wheeling Demo.
crat express the fear that Ohio county
would not aoon send another Democrat to
tho Legislature II the Republicans, profit.
ing by past experience, nominate men Of
character and ability. In the same talk
1t was declared that II something be not
done to htem the tide tho Republicans
will sweep the State at the next general
election. Said one man:
political revolutions are sure to occur
once in 80 often. The time for another
one in West Virginia has about arrived.
In Ohio county we have by a aeries Of
successes attracted to US gang Of fellows
who are always on the winning side Tor
selfish reasons, and unfortunately. they
are in Wheeling a majority. They help
to hasten tho doom TIT Is sure to come
sooner or later"
To ward of this "doom" the party
brains have devised scheme which was
thus laid down: They will present bill
making the payment OF the State capita.
tion tax a qualification to vote. This they
expect to diequalify poor voters, unlees
the party managers pay the tax, which
will give the advantage entirely 10 the
party with the most monoy-a mere mat
ter Of Doodle. It was argued that the law
would be especially severe on the colored
voters Of tho State, and 80 particularly
effective as q Democratic dodge. The
Ohio county man said ho was sure it
would cost tho Democracy more than the
Republicans in Ohio county, because the
colored voters are generally reasonably
prosperous, and value the right Of suffrage
80 highly that they will pay their capita.
ton, while many Democrats will let tho
party purse stand the expenses.
"Oh, WELL" be was told, '4hat makes no
difference. We can stand it better than
they can in the State at large" &
Keep your Dyes open and you will find
such bill before the session ends. q.
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uIsCOCK NOMINATED
By tho Now York Republicans to Succeed
SenntOr Miller.

ny tuo 40" 1oTk Aepuullc1luB 10 succeed
Senator Miller.
ALBANY, N, Y, Jan. 10.-The caucus
Of the Republican members Of the State
Legislature met to.nish. for the purpose Of
selecting candidate for United States
Senator to succsed Warner Miller. At
the two previous caacuses four ballots had
been taken, and the caucus proceeded to
the fifth ballot. The candidates were S.n.
ator Miller, Hon. Levi 2. Morton and
Congressman Frank Hicock. The ballot
resulted: Miller 4G, Morton 36, His
cock IL. This was cne moru than
Miller had beisrs received, Alr.
Rea, who was absent before, vot.
ing for him. From that point to the
seventeenth ballot, there wss no charge.
In the seventeenth, Morton's followers
went over in body to niscock, end the
vote stood: Miller ~, Hidcock 40. This
would have nominated Hiscock hsd it not
been decided by the vote OF tho Morton
and Hiscock men when the caucus met,
that msjority OF all the Republicans.
elect to both houses, 4S votes should be
required. On tho eighteenth ballot His
cock recsived the solid Morton vote and
MIR. Frost charged from Miller to Hiscock,
thus giving the 4S. End nominating him.
The choice was made unanimous.
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ASSESSOR PHILLIPS

Pleads for tho Abatement OF the Tax on
Cigars md Tobnoco.
Special Dispatch TO the Intslli0eicsr,
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 1o.-Assessor
Bob Phillips. Of Wheeling, to-day appear.
ed before the House Committee on Taxa.
ton and Finance and advocated the re.
peal oi the tax on retail dealers in tobacco,
cigars and snuff. Mr.. Phillips says he
has been wronGtully accused Of having
originated this measure, Mr.. Chew, pres
ent Chairman Of the Finance Committee,
was ita author, and he isvors its retention
in tho law, though as concession to tho
universal condepinatjon.of the measure MI
over tho State he is willing to reduce the
fees paid tho assessors and clerks for col
lecting the tax. The tax brings about
$4,000 revenue annually to tho State,
which Mr.. Chew and those OF his way Of
thinging consider ample compensation for
any hardship it may work to the people
an opinion whica will not be extensively
shared in Wheeling, where the brunt Of
the busines, is born9. '..a ...-
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NOT MRS. SPIES YET.
The Sheriff Of Cook County Puts His Foot
Down on II.


CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Sheridr Matson posl
lively refuses 10 allow the marriage O.
Spies, the condemned Anarchist, and
Nina Van H,ndt, to take place. He says;
II am surprised that her parents have
even permitted the girl to visit the jail,
and much more that they would consent
to let her wed u man In prison, aad tha!
they will not attompt to save their own
child from never.endiug shame and dis.
grace. shall see that abe is at least given
chance 10 look before she leaps. have
consulted with good many persons dur.
Ing tho last lew days, and find that pub.
lie opinion Ia almost unanimously against
the marriage, It Ia 80 strong, In fact. that,
after talking the matter over with States
Attorney Grinnell, l am firmly resolved
that the marriage should be indefinitely
pootponed. Ihops that Miss Van Zandt
and her friends will be reconciied to wait,
and believe that my views are right. bu.
whether they do or not am confident
that tho people Of Chicago will applaud
my course. 1t Ia not neceBsary to ask how
I shall prevent II. Spies Is my prisoner,
and as such Is entitled only to such privi-
leges or liberties as l may think proper
to gfva him. The only person whom I
ap Obliged TO allow access to him Is his
lawyer" ~.
miss Van 2ludt appeared quito inditfer.
ent when told Of tho Sherilt's decision,
but refused to be interviewed on the sub
ject. She appeared In tho jail about 10
O'Clock this morning and sought au inter.
view with Spies. The Jail officials, how
ever, In obedience to the Sheriff q orders,
refused to allow her to enter. a
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-20
HIGH OLD TIMES

In tho Now Jersey Legislature-inotitc
Republican Robbed OF His Sent.
TRENTON, N. j., Jan. l9.-This morning
saw another lively time in the House.
The Democrats have majority Of ono
and defeated all questions ariaing OF bene.
fit to the Republicans; good fight was
made, however, by the latter. The House
and galleries we're crowded. Fifty.aeven
members responded to their names
at roll call. A number ot bills were intro.
duced. Mr.. Corbin, Chairman Of tho
Committee on Contested Elections. 1859
to make his report and a call OF the House
was asked for by Mr.. Hudspeth. 1t was
ascertained that every member wss pres.
ent. Mr.. Hudspeth then offered q resolu.
ton for the proper carrying out Of rule
IS, that all not members Of the House,
clerks or pages, be debsrred from the fl 1or
and the doors locked. Carried. .r,
Mr.. Noonau offered a resolution to the
effect that this sitting OF this House be not
adjourned till carried by majority vote
by yeas and nays. The Speaker declared
this resolution out OF order. Mr.. Noonan
appealed. Tho appeal was sustained by
q vote OF 50 to 20. aud the resolution car.
ried. Noonsn then offered q resolution to
discharge the Committee on Contested
Elections from further consideration.
Mr.. Corbin made point OF order that
the committee had handed q report to the
clerk aud tho committee was entitled to
consideration. - -.
The Speaker decided the point Of order
well taken. 9..s
Noonan appealed and the appeal was
sustained. Gs -
Armstrong, the Republican leader, hav-
ing secured the majority report, rose to
speak on Noonan's resolution aud began
reading tho report. Noonan called Arm
strong to point Of order. The Speaker de.
cided against him and Noonan appealed.
The appeal was sustained. Noonan in.
sisted that Armstrong take his seat. Arm.
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PITTsBuEau, Jan. l0.-Mrs. Arthura,
aunt Of Miss Van Zlndt, was seen by a
reporter to-day. She said that she had
just half an hour previously received ad.
vices from Chicago OF the Sheritr's action.
The lady said that she highly commended
the frmness and manhood OF the chicago
official, adding that even for Mies Van
Zandt, she thought it tho kindcet and
most conaiderste thing that could have
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Mn. TuoNER who wants to take the
place Of Clork Bowers, has had the fore
thought to have sundry packs Of playing
cards backed with hi1. portrait. This he
has done not SO much for political pu1-
poses as to promote those noble pastimes
with which many men while awsy the
evening hour. 1t is expected that his
next grea. public bsneiaction will be the
Issue OF poker chips with bis portrait
b!azoned oa tho back. Az his campaign
becomes cooler be may issue Toner'S Bit
ters-nole genuine unless the namo is
blown in the bottle! All these enterprises
will b9 Intended 10 chow that Mr.. Thoner
knoaa enough TO discharge the duties
Of bis Office il he were elected City Clerk.
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If that Lon4on amusement hall hsd
been on fire and it had been possible fot
tho people to Keep cool, the means oi
euees were 80 ample that probably not q
lie would have been lost. But there was
no FIRE, Gully man on the outside en-
gagged in the Eoglish diversion OF beating
q Woman, and acoro Or so Of people met
airigh.tul death. 5000
When danger is thought to be near The
fiat thing to DO is 70 KEEP cool and find ou'
whether there is any danger and what is
the matter. The next thing to do, if the
danger be real, is to keep on keeping cool
and keep out Of the rush il you can. Panic
kills moro than FIRE or falling walls.
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sptcldl Dtspd'ch TO the lnteifIcncer.- -
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. ia petit
ton from the Webster Wagon Company
was presented in the House to-day asking
relief IRON their contract for convict labor.
The statement is made that tho Company
hes oil its warehouses full Of wagons and
large numbers OF them In the hands of
agents unsold, and it dosa not wish to
further overstock the market. The request
TO be releaeed is regarded witn favor by
Republican members as it will place that
many conyic.s at the dispoaal Of the State
60 that they can be employed on work
which will not compete with free labor,
In accordance with the policy Of the Re-.
publican party. It is proposed to employ
them in making shoes and clothing for
the prisoners and doing other labor for
which money is now sent out Of the State.
Whether the majority will consent to this
is questioned. ~.
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AN OLD FEUD
Causes Scono In II Barber rShop-Congress-
N4N mnn King Grossly Insulted. ~

Causes Scono In Barber rShop-Congress-
mnn King Grossly Insulted. y"
New YoAK, Jan. ia Washington
special 10 the World says: Last night
something Of a senaation was started in
the barber shop at Willard's hotel when
Congressman ]. Floyd King, Of Louisiana,
and Cuthbert R. Jones OF the same State
had personal encounter. 1t will be re-
mambered that for two years Mr.. Jones
has been making o vigorous war upon
King and was tho cause OF his defeat for q
denomination. The trouble between the
two men is OF long standing and found its
origin in family feud OF a number OF
years ago. Last night before Jones left
the barber shop he turned to one Of the
employees and asked il King owed any
money there aud advised the shopkeeper
not to trust him. IT,
King at the time Was in the shop wait.
ing his turn. Jones went over to where
King WAS sitting and opened a conyersa-
ton with the Congressman by speaking
disrespsc,fully Of bis father and mother
and using an offensive epithet about the
person to whom he was speaking. 20
To all this abuse MIR. King made no re-
ply. Mr.. Jones repeated his language and
Bsld that he sIood ready to prove all that
he bad said. :: Still MIR. King remained
motionless and silent. Mr.. Jones becom
ing more anraged at the extraordinary
manner OF King, laid his hand in semi.
meuscing manner upon tho face OF the
LouisiAnan with the hope OF provoking
him to resent the insults he was heapiug
upon him, but there was no response.
There is scarcely any comparison between
the two men in physical powers. Mr..
King is powerfully built man weighing
perhaps 225 pounds, while Mr.. Jones is
a small, thin, Very nervous littls fellow,
who will tip the scales at about l45 pounds
Mr.. Jones afterwards said to'a reporter
that he had made every attemp. to pro.
woke King to desire to fight to Anlsh
II WAS not armed" continued Mr.. Jones,
''and never carry any weapons. King has
injured me and the good name Of my
family, and all ! ask Is the opportunity OF
reaping satisfaction. have tried every
possible way to cause himTto resent the
abuse have given him, but he Is too
much Of coward to meet me-"
The quarrel broke out last June when
1t was reported in WsshinQton that Mr..
Jones was to be appointed United States
Consul at Callao. The news Of this brought
out an account OF ioud between the Lid.
dell and Jones families, involving, it was
said, q number Of assaeBinntionB and muir
ders. The feud began before Cuthbsrt
Jones was born. The Washington Sunday
Herald published an account OF the troubles
written by Col. Roberts, asomewhat occen-
trio scharacter, formerly well known in
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born IL Philndclpl,la,

,PnlLADELpHlA, Pa, Jan. 10 Miss Nint
Clarke Van Zaudt, the young lady who IL
80 anxious to marry August Spies, the
condemned Chicago Anarchist, ia we'll re
membered by many people in this city
where she was born and where her child
hood was passed. The family resided fol
some years on Master street, nea,
Eighteenth, and the .neighbors who recall
the little Miss Of 10 or l2 years Of age as
last seen by them, describe her as chile
full Of life and tending toward the genus
known as ''tomboy," and maniiesting al
that early ago selt-will and determination
which have characterized her go strongly
in her relations with her lover, the An
Grchist Spies. II u ~. ~ h
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JoyAs GILMAN CLARK has given 81 ,000,-
900 to found Clark Univereity in Worcea-
ter, Massachusetts. II tie people show a
sympathetic in!ersstin the undertaking Mr..
CLARK will give etiil moro. His aim is an in
sti,u,ion that will rival Harvard. This man
is go constituted that he would rather
found q seat OF learning than find hia
pleaeurs III fas. horses OF fabulous price,
0, sail pleasure yacht that costs as much
as a man Of war. It isn't every rich man
who can siye round million, but every
rich man con give something for the public
ralia,G.
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WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 10.-Mr.
Crisp, Of Georgia, called up the Confer
ence report on the Interstate commerce
bill, but the members Of the Committee on
Labor were indignant at the manner in
which the morning hour had frittered away,
aud Mr.. Daniel, Of Virginia, raised the
question Of consideration, desiring to call
up. the Educational bill resolution under
o special order made at the last session,
but the House decided, by vote Of l04 to
73, to consider the Conference report.
Mr.. Crisp gave notice that he would ask
for vote upon the report tomorrow
after the morning hour. After some de-
bate the measure went over. HE
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. ia movement Ia
on foot among the street Garments Assem-.
blies OF the Knights OF Labor to form Q
national trade district similar TO those
formed by The several trades. The pro.
posal began in Philadelphia, where there
are several street car men in the order
and 1t Is receiving, it is said, strong sup.
port in New York, Boston, Baltimore and
in this city, .
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TIE ProLsbitory amendment Is having
fair weather and easy sailing this time,
though it may bring up against the rocks
ia the Senate. Unless We tnisludge pub.
lie opinion It lavors tho submission OF the
meapure, that the people may have q
chance to say what they desire to do about
the main quea,ion.
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ClScIsNArI, o, Jan, ia convention
has been called to meet here February
for tho purpose OF forming on Ohio Val
ley Cattle Growers Association. The
territory includes West Virginia,
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Southern
Illinois and portion OF Tennessee,
Among tho obj.cts to be obtained is the
holding Of annual shows OF fat cattle, sheen
and swine. and the establishment and
maintenance Of suitable live stock market
for the advantage OF growers and dealers
in tho territory represented.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-1n the secret
session Of the Senate to-day tho Eicarau-
guam canal project was under considera.
ton. Mr.. Morgan was the principal
speaker, and be dealt with the statistics
and business features Of the project. No
conclusion was reached, and the debate
will probably continue tomorrow.
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TIE sensible Sheriff OF Cook county re-
ia.ps 10 give tho groom away, as 1t were
and there really seems nothing for Mist
Van Zluds to do about it. She might try
a msudamus proceeding to compel the
Sheriff to permit tho marriage ceremony
but the probability is that tho court would
no. come TO her relief. Tho Sheriff de-
se,yeg well OF tho love.lorn maiden'l
family iot giving her time for sober eec'
oad ,bousat. Unles sho is stark mad she
will think batter OF ii all alter Spies has
paid The penalty Of his wholesale butch
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A TERRIBLE DISASTER
RESULTS FROM a TRIVIAL CAUSE.
A Panic Occurs In u Theatre. inl In Tho
Hush to Get Out Seventeen Pcopio
Arc Trainpicd to Eenth-1hs
Corps.s UprscogniInLle.

LONDON, Jan. io'-ihe ha'l IN Pflncfts
elreet' spltaliielde, where tho fatal panic
occurred last night, Ia a fayorite resor. for
the Jews ot .bot mart NJ 1,raor 49,.
,.,,.,a.,,. -, hn'e''
'"'uni:l'S nave oeeh il'en there every
night Tor long time past. Last evening
benefit performance wau given and ,bn
nlacs vsa c,ou,led D,,;rn ,ho n......
,n e ~. - 'o s 'n' progfess
" .ue p.''' nHl anu woman quarreIed
IN the street outside and near the main
doorway Of tho hall. Tho man rsed viz.
lence and the woman screamed. Her crv
WAS heard by q passer.by, WIN m;tundni.
stood 1t and shouted fire" The woman;s
fcresms and the cries Of sire" wers bSau,
inside and at once created n nsn;c' tha
audience, numbering 500, rising in a BODY
and rushing psll.mell for the main an.
trance. About fifteen persons wore
trampled to death, The audisnco waa
almost entirely composed of Jewa The
manager Of the Hebrew Dramatic Cluh.
which was giving TIM en,ettainmo,t Voc
on the stage when the panic bepan. Hn
perceived at oncc that thet, was uo vood
rcaaon for 1t and did all in his powsr to
inlay the excitement and to air,rd
all possible facilities for tho o,is NJ tha
people The hall has a nHmSer nj m.
frances, and he had them tnrown wild,
open and called on the peorle whom thrv
would not remain, to divide and use
ali the door ways, but they paid M ntten.
ton to him, In fact. MANY Of thcm ro,.
Btrued tho managers earnsstnra, into
proof that there was a fi,e, and tl,ese In
creaped their exertiou to INT out 1'hs
whole crowd, as II with one imnnlsa made
for the main entrance, Il bannenei ,hat
among those who frat reached Il wern n
number Of women and children who lad
been cccupying como of III. raar e,at., I
They were oyesborne by STRANGE, man at.
tempting to pass them. and as Fin, won, n
and children fell at the doorway ass,u,nb.
ling.blochs, they tripped up o.hera who
vera crushed down by ths rush Of ths
frantic crowd. 1t took but a iew minuto,
To empty tho house. and the ALARM, was M
thorough that not 8 eout among Tho or
tire audience RETAINED from tina etrpcrla
to get out. s1-'- :
When tho people. after lreach;n, tho
straet, ascgrtained the fscts OF tue sjtun.
ton, a scsne Of great disorder of enothpr
kind ansned, caused by tile dipcovarv thst
numbers were m;sainp, Thcu 81 TrsI,
back wsg made. This. however. was atom.
ped at the main entrance by the nolics.
who had arrived and assumed canirol
Seventeen corpses yero iound insiJa tbn
theatre near the door, Thev were alI
torn, crushsd and disfirured. It was found
thst Of tho dead twelve were woman
three wers hoys, one VIVA n pirl and the
other wss a man. The rema;ns u,pra al.
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pnolIInIroRY AMENDMENr.


A Clenr Road Through tho Houso-A New
81 - Provision LII the Senate.
Special Dispatch to The Lnttliigeacer.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 19.-The
prohibition amendment in the House
WAS considered under suspension of the
rules on the motion OF Mr.. Reynolds. A
verbal amendment proposed by the COM
mittee to-day was adopted. ~
Mr.. Garden moved to add q provision
that all properly destroyed or injured by
tho enforcement Of this amendment shall
be compensated for, and the Legislature
shall provide means for such compensa-
ton, This was rejected and the resolu-
ton ordered to its sngrossment. It is
evident the measure is to get the necessary
two-thirds vote in the House. The
Senate Judiciary Committee reported the
amendmen. with the provision that it
shalt not go into effect till January l,
1890. .1'l@l